Sourcing tools

Landed-cost math, Incoterm splits, mode comparisons, and PDF quotes for sourcing teams that want a paper trail behind every number.

• FOB · Landed cost mathLive

  FOB cost calculator

  EXW factory price plus inland China trucking, export clearance, and port charges, totalled to the FOB price you quote a buyer.

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• Incoterms 2020Live

  Incoterms 2020 calculator

  Pick an Incoterm 2020 code and see the buyer/seller obligation matrix across 12 logistics steps, the risk-transfer rule, and a practitioner note. 11 codes covered (EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAP, DPU, DDP, FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF).

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• Margin · BreakevenLive

  Margin and breakeven builder

  Cost-plus to target gross margin, breakeven volume against fixed costs, margin of safety verdict, with the cash-cycle ceiling laid out next to the pricing floor.

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• LCL · FCL · CBMLive

  LCL versus FCL breakeven

  At what cubic-metre volume does an FCL container beat the LCL bill, with the schedule and DG-eligibility caveats laid out next to the cost crossover.

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• Mode comparisonLive

  Air, sea, rail comparison

  Total-cost comparison including inventory carrying cost, ranked across modes. Surfaces when rail beats sea on Asia-Europe and when air pays back on schedule-binding shipments.

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• Chargeable weightLive

  Chargeable weight calculator

  Volumetric versus actual weight at the right divisor for sea (1 to 1, W/M), air (IATA 1 to 6), and courier (1 to 5), with mode-specific rounding.

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• PDF quoteLive

  Quotation and proforma generator

  One template, two document titles. Quotation (indicative offer) or Proforma Invoice (commitment with bank details for buyer wire). Validity window, line items with HS, Incoterm + port, lead time, payment terms.

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• RFQ scoringLive

  RFQ comparison matrix

  2 to 5 supplier offers ranked on a weighted 4-dimension score (price 40 / lead 25 / MOQ 15 / payment 20). User-adjustable weights, normalised dimensions, browser-only.

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• FX · Bank spreadProLive

  Currency converter with bank spread

  Live mid-market FX rate across 8 chemical-trade currencies (AUD, USD, CNY, EUR, GBP, JPY, SGD, HKD) with bank-spread overlays at 0.5% (Wise-like) and 1.5% (AU big-four-like). See what arrives at the supplier, not just the headline.

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• Landed cost · 2,895 HS rowsProLive

  AU landed cost calculator

  Full AU import landed cost: FOB in 8 currencies converted to AUD, duty looked up against the AU Working Tariff (2,895 HS6 rows), 10% GST stack, and ChAFTA / RCEP / AANZFTA / CPTPP preference handling. Source-cited to abf.gov.au.

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• HTS · 3,438 lines · S.301ProLive

  US HTS + Section 301 lookup (chemicals)

  Search the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule for chapters 28 through 39 (chemicals, plastics, rubber) by HTS code or description. Returns the USITC tariff line with MFN general rate, FTA special rates, units, and footnotes. Section 301 List designations are hedged per CLAUDE.md and link to the binding USTR schedule. 3,438 entries (2,691 ten-digit).

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• KCS · KCFTA · RCEPProLive

  Korea KCS tariff + KCFTA + RCEP lookup (chemicals)

  Search the Korean import tariff for chapters 28 to 39 by HS code or English description. Returns MFN, KCFTA Form K, and RCEP preference rate columns, all hedged to UNI-PASS and fta.go.kr per CLAUDE.md verification rule. 2,691 lines (1,054 unique HS6). Pro tool.

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Branded PDF generators for purchase orders, invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, SDS drafts, and the rest of the document spine of an export shipment.

• PO · pdf-libLive

  Purchase order maker

  Branded PDF purchase order with buyer / seller blocks, line items (HS, CAS, qty, price), Incoterm-and-port shipping terms, payment terms with split-and-trigger, generated against the Sourzi PDF theme.

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• INV · pdf-libLive

  Commercial invoice maker

  Customs-ready commercial invoice PDF: shipper / consignee / USCC + Tax ID, HS code per line, country of origin per line, gross + net weight, container, marks, currency, Incoterm.

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• Packing listLive

  Packing list generator

  Branded PDF packing list paired with the commercial invoice. Dynamic line items with package count, dimensions, net + gross weight per row, auto-totalled. Customs-ready.

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• SI for forwarderLive

  Shipping instructions generator

  PDF for the freight forwarder. Shipper / consignee / notify, BL type (express / telex / original), freight payment, cargo description verbatim, routing, special LC clauses.

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• Booking PDFLive

  Booking form filler

  Booking request PDF for the freight forwarder: shipper, consignee, notify party, cargo description with HS, container type (8 options including ISO tank), DG class, weights, origin and destination ports, target ETD, Incoterm, special handling.

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• SOLAS VGMLive

  VGM submission helper

  SOLAS Chapter VI Regulation 2 VGM declaration PDF. Method 1 (weighbridge) or Method 2 (cargo + data-plate tare). Auto-totals VGM, signatory block with SOLAS attestation.

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• Telex releaseLive

  Telex release request template

  Email body + signed PDF requesting carrier telex release. Live email preview as fields update; copy-to-clipboard. Saves the original-BL courier cost when LC is not in scope.

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• CRN templateLive

  Cargo readiness notice

  Branded CRN PDF with seller, buyer, forwarder CC, PO ref, readiness date, collection cut-off, package summary, weights, contact and hours, special notes. Triggers buyer-side booking.

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• Generic COLive

  Generic certificate of origin generator

  Non-preferential CO PDF for non-FTA shipments. Exporter and consignee blocks, country of origin, country of destination, multi-row goods table with HS / packages / marks / gross weight, exporter signature plus chamber-of-commerce stamp blocks.

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• ChAFTA · Annex IILive

  ChAFTA certificate of origin generator

  ChAFTA preferential CO PDF draft with embedded PSR sampler for 8 common chemical HS codes (NaOH, citric, TiO2, methanol, HCl, sulfuric, adipic, urea), origin criterion column per line, FOB-value column for the RVC working sheet.

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• RCEP RoOLive

  RCEP certificate of origin generator

  RCEP preferential CO PDF draft for CCPIT submission. 15-member coverage, 40% RVC default with cumulation across all 15 economies.

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• ACFTA Form ELive

  ASEAN-China Form E generator

  ACFTA Form E (preferential CO) PDF draft for CCPIT submission. Includes origin criterion field per line (WO/PE/RVC40/CTH/CTSH) and FOB-value column for the RVC working sheet.

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• CCFTA Form FLive

  China-Chile Form F generator

  CCFTA Form F (preferential CO) PDF draft for CCPIT submission. Origin criterion column per line, FOB-value column for the RVC working sheet.

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• GHS · CLP · HCSLive

  SDS generator

  16-section GHS-format Safety Data Sheet draft with EU CLP and OSHA HCS conventions. Draft only, your regulatory team verifies.

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• COA · pdf-libLive

  Certificate of analysis template

  One-page CoA PDF: product + grade + CAS, batch number, manufacture and retest date, dynamic test parameter rows (parameter, method, spec, result), overall conclusion, QC manager signature line + company chop placeholder.

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• LC · UCP 600Live

  LC document checker (free, 17 rules)

  Free, structured field-by-field LC pre-presentation check covering 17 UCP 600 discrepancy patterns. For full UCP 600 + ISBP coverage on raw MT700 paste, use the Pro version.

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• Pro · MT700 · UCP 600 + ISBPProLive

  LC document checker (Pro, full UCP 600 and ISBP)

  Pro upgrade from the free 17-rule version. Paste a raw SWIFT MT700 plus a document-set summary; the engine runs the full UCP 600 plus ISBP 745 discrepancy layer (signature, freight notation, insurance amount, consignee, description, tolerance, ports, on-board date) with severity, article reference, and suggested fix. Pure client-side; LC text never leaves the browser.

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• BL templateComing soon

  Bill of lading draft

  Reframed as a TEMPLATE only with prominent disclaimer; ships once Phase 2 disclaimer wording is approved.

• IMDG · IATAComing soon

  Dangerous goods declaration

  IMDG and IATA-format DG declaration draft. Ships once Phase 2 disclaimer wording is approved; carrier acceptance review still required.

Stuffing math for cartons and drums, ISO tank loading under IMDG 4.2.1.9, surcharge decoding, and demurrage and detention calculation by carrier.

• ISO 668 · CapacityLive

  Container loading calculator

  Compute how many drums, IBCs, big bags, or paper-bag pallets fit a 20GP, 40GP, 40HC, or reefer container, weight-out vs cube-out.

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• IMDG 4.2.1.9 · TankLive

  ISO tank loading calculator

  Maximum loadable volume and mass for any ISO tank build (T1 through T22 plus T23, T50, T75) under the IMDG 4.2.1.9 fill rules.

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• ISO 668 · ReferenceLive

  Container types reference

  20GP, 40GP, 40HC, 20RF, 40RH, 20OT, 20FR, 20TK internal dimensions, payload, door opening, and use cases in one reference table.

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• EFTCO · CleaningLive

  Tank cleaning code lookup

  EFTCO cleaning code letters A-J decoded with typical USD ranges, plus compatibility table for 8 common chemical-trade transitions (NaOH to H2SO4, methanol to ethanol, FAME to diesel, phenol cleanup, food-grade after industrial).

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• D and DLive

  Demurrage and detention calculator

  3-tier stepped tariff D&D math: free time + tier-1 + tier-2 + tier-3 escalation across N containers. Returns per-tier breakdown and total.

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• Surcharge refLive

  Surcharge decoder

  Plain English on BAF, EBS, CAF, GRI, PSS, ISPS, THC, ISOCC, AMS, ENS, AFR, ICS2, D&D and CRS on an ocean freight invoice.

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REACH, TSCA, IECSC and AICIS lookups, ChAFTA and RCEP origin determination, country-of-origin substantial-transformation walk-through, sanctions screening reference.

• REACH · TSCA · 5 regsLive

  REACH and TSCA cross-jurisdiction checker

  Listing status across EU REACH, US TSCA, China IECSC, Korea K-REACH, and Australia AICIS in one search.

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• Origin · Decision treeLive

  Country of origin determination wizard

  DecisionTree consumer for origin determination: wholly-obtained vs substantial-transformation, CTH vs CTSH, RVC40 / RVC50 / fail. Returns the right criterion (WO / PE / CTH / CTSH / RVC40 / RVC50) for the certificate.

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• ChAFTA · BOMLive

  ChAFTA preference calculator

  Bill of materials to ChAFTA Rule of Origin pass or fail, against the Annex II PSR table.

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• RCEP · BOMLive

  RCEP origin calculator

  BOM to RCEP RoO pass or fail, regional value content versus change in tariff classification, with 15-member cumulation.

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• DFAT · UN SCProLive

  DFAT sanctions screener

  Search the Australian DFAT Consolidated List and UN Security Council Consolidated List for individuals and entities subject to sanctions. Fuzzy matching across spelling variants and aliases. 128-entry starter seed.

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• AD/CVD · 68 measuresProLive

  AU anti-dumping duty lookup

  Search the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission current measures register by product, HS code, exporting country, or manufacturer. 68 active and recent measures across steel, aluminium, chemicals, paper, glass, processed food. Each row links to the ADC primary source.

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• AD/CVD · 154 casesProLive

  US AD/CVD case lookup (China-origin)

  Search the US ITA case index for anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders against Chinese-origin goods by product, HS code, or case number. 154 active and recent A-570-XXX and C-570-XXX cases across steel, aluminium, chemicals, paper, solar, wood, tires, food, and consumer durables. Each row links to the legacy scope-rulings index and the ACCESS case-file portal.

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• REACH · 233 SVHC + 43 XIVProLive

  EU REACH SVHC + Annex XIV lookup

  Search both the EU REACH SVHC Candidate List and the Annex XIV Authorisation List in one query. Results clearly distinguish the two regimes (Article 33 documentation duty vs sunset-date market-access prohibition). 233 SVHC entries (Jan 2023 ECHA snapshot) and 43 Annex XIV entries (current). Each row links to the binding ECHA portal.

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• CBAM · 536 CN codesProLive

  EU CBAM scope checker

  Search the EU CBAM Annex I CN-code list to determine whether a shipment is in scope of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism under Reg (EU) 2023/956. 536 CN codes across the six Annex I sectors (cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen). Transitional reporting period 2023-10-01 to 2025-12-31; definitive certificate-surrender period from 2026-01-01. Each row links to EUR-Lex.

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Density at temperature, ullage and surge math, drum and IBC palletising, UN packaging code decoding, ISO tank heel calculation, IMDG segregation matrix.

• IMDG · UNLive

  Dangerous goods classifier

  IMDG class, packing group, EmS, packaging instructions, and segregation group for the most-traded chemical UN numbers.

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• Density · TempLive

  Density at temperature calculator

  Thermal expansion density correction with 8 chemical-trade presets (water, NaOH 50%, sulphuric 98%, HCl 32%, methanol, ethanol, citric 50%, diesel). Optional volume input gives mass at target temperature.

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• Drums · IBCLive

  Drum and IBC palletising calculator

  Container fit math for drums, IBCs, Euro/US pallets, FIBC big bags. 5 cargo presets x 4 container presets, returns count, binding constraint, total mass, floor utilisation.

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• UN packagingLive

  UN packaging code decoder

  UN packaging mark decoder: kind (drum/box/bag/IBC) + material (steel/plastic/fibreboard/paper) + category + X/Y/Z PG mark + density limit. Plus a 10-code common-codes reference and full kind/material tables.

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• Heel · IMDG 4.2Live

  ISO tank heel calculation

  Minimum residue (heel) by tank build and last cargo, with the cleaning trigger when next cargo is incompatible.

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• Ullage · alphaLive

  Liquid expansion and ullage calculator

  Tank load at different ambient temperatures, with the IMDG 4.2.1.9.5 reference temperature applied.

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• AICIS · 317 chemicalsProLive

  AICIS chemical inventory checker

  Search the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) Inventory by CAS number, chemical name, synonym, or common use. 317 industrial chemicals indexed across acids, bases, solvents, monomers, polymers, surfactants, intermediates, pigments and pharmaceutical actives. Each row links to the AICIS Inventory primary source.

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Specific to working with Chinese suppliers and customs: USCC validation, Tianyancha and Qichacha quicklinks, pinyin conversion, CNY shutdown planner, GACC 272 returned-goods checker, hazardous-chemical catalog, BAB rate tracker.

• USCC · GB 32100Live

  USCC validator

  Verify the 18-character Unified Social Credit Code check digit against GB 32100-2015. Also decodes the registration department, entity category, and jurisdiction.

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• TYC · QCCLive

  Tianyancha and Qichacha quicklink

  Generate verification deeplinks straight from a Chinese company name or USCC into Tianyancha and Qichacha. Cross-check both before wiring funds.

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• PinyinLive

  Chinese name to pinyin converter

  Hanyu Pinyin in 4 formats (toneless lowercase, capitalised, ALL CAPS, with tone marks) for banking wire instructions and shipping documents. Powered by pinyin-pro.

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• CNY · Cut-offLive

  Chinese New Year shutdown planner

  Spring Festival, National Day Golden Week, Mid-Autumn, and the rest of the 2026 to 2027 China factory shutdown calendar with cargo cut-off and post-holiday recovery curves.

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• CN ports · UN/LOCODELive

  Chinese port and airport code reference

  UN/LOCODE for 10 Chinese sea ports plus IATA codes for 6 cargo airports, with sailing-frequency, inland-trucking radius, and winter-ice notes.

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• 危化品目录Live

  China hazardous chemical catalog lookup

  Search the China 危险化学品目录 by name or CAS, see the catalog category and what it triggers for export and packaging.

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• 易制毒 · 易制爆Live

  Precursor chemical checker

  易制毒化学品 and 易制爆化学品 list lookup with the licensing-classification call-out.

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• 报关单Live

  Customs declaration field helper

  Field-by-field reference for the 21 most-asked-about lines on the China customs declaration (报关单), with Chinese name, guidance, examples, and watch-outs.

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• GACC 272Live

  GACC 272 returned-goods tax exemption checker

  DecisionTree-driven eligibility check for GACC Order 272 (海关总署令第272号) re-import tax exemption. 6 verdict types covering eligible / eligible-with-caveats / not-eligible-time / not-eligible-condition / commercial / not-applicable.

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Working-capital math across TT, LC at sight, LC 60 day, DP, and OA. LC field decoder. Forfaiting and factoring cost. NRA-account suitability decision tree.

• BAB · 银承贴现Live

  Bank acceptance bill rate tracker

  Reference rates for Chinese 银承贴现 by issuing-bank tier, with the rate-stack breakdown and the 3% premium foreign buyers do not see.

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• TT · LC · OALive

  Payment term cost calculator

  11 payment terms (T/T upfront, T/T 30/70, LC sight/30/60/90, DP, DA, OA 30/60/90) compared in days from shipment, dollars of working capital, and percent of order value at user cost-of-capital.

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• MT700 · UCP 600Live

  LC terms decoder

  Plain English summary of common SWIFT MT700 fields, against the UCP 600 article they map to.

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• Forfaiting · FactoringLive

  Forfaiting and factoring cost calculator

  Discount fee + admin + FX cost on a future receivable. Returns net proceeds + effective annualised cost. 360 / 365 day-count selector.

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• NRA · OSALive

  NRA account suitability

  Decision tree (DecisionTree component) for the right Chinese-bank NRA structure: BOC default, ICBC/CCB multi-currency, multi-bank treasury, OSA / CNH / onshore FCY alternates where NRA is not the answer.

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• VAT rebate · 2,691 HSProLive

  China VAT export rebate calculator (chemicals)

  Search the HS chapters 28 to 39 universe (2,691 lines, 1,054 unique HS6) and overlay a rebate rate onto an FOB invoice value. Rate per HS code is hedged to the current chinatax.gov.cn MOF schedule per CLAUDE.md verification rule, with the chinatax.gov.cn redirect on every result.

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Business card scanner, background remover, batch image resizer, watermark adder, and branded one-page spec sheet plus catalog builder for product listings.

• Card OCR · ClaudeProLive

  Business card scanner

  Photograph a supplier business card, English or Chinese, and get clean structured contact fields (name, title, company, phones, emails, address) with the original characters kept alongside the romanised version. Download as a vCard. Claude vision, Pro.

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• Bg remove · ClientLive

  Product photo background remover

  Drop a product photo on a uniform light background, get a transparent PNG. Phase 1A magic-wand approach (Canvas, no upload). AI-powered version planned for Phase 3.

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• Resize · ZIPLive

  Batch image resizer

  Drop multiple product photos, set target dimensions, download a ZIP with the resized batch. Three sizing modes (longest edge, fit width, fit height) and three output formats (JPG, PNG, WebP). Browser-only, no upload.

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• WatermarkLive

  Watermark adder

  Diagonal text watermark for product photos. Customisable text, opacity, colour (white / black / Sourzi red), angle. Output JPG, PNG, or WebP.

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• Spec sheet · PDFLive

  Product spec sheet generator

  One-page branded PDF per SKU: product name, CAS, HS, purity, packaging, MOQ, lead time, and image.

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• Catalog · PDFLive

  Catalog builder

  Drag products into a multi-page branded PDF catalog ready for buyer outreach.

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Email template library for RFQ, payment chase, claim response. Sample tracking log with CSV export. Supplier audit checklist generator. AQL Z1.4 sampling plan calculator.

• Email templatesLive

  Email template library

  6 battle-tested chemical-trade email templates: RFQ response, payment reminders (7-day soft + 21-day firm), QC claim response, lead-time slip apology, CO requirement check. AU English, no em-dashes.

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• Sample logLive

  Sample tracking log

  Browser-local sample log with 8 fields (date, supplier, product, courier, tracking, recipient, status, notes), CSV export, persistent across sessions.

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• Audit checklistLive

  Supplier audit checklist generator

  Generate an audit checklist by product category, ready to print and take to the factory floor.

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• AQL · Z1.4Live

  AQL sampling plan calculator

  ANSI Z1.4 / ISO 2859-1 Level II Normal Inspection. Lot size to code letter, sample size, accept/reject thresholds at AQL 1.0, 2.5, or 4.0.

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